Activity time: 7 minutes Materials for Activity A shallow pan, filled with water A sheet of plain paper, a marker and a pair of scissors (including left-handed scissors) Optional: Newsprint, markers and tape Preparation for Activity Plan how you will form the groups. The groups do not have to be...

Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity A copy of the story "Mabouya, Chief of the Well" Preparation for Activity Familiarize yourself with the story. Description of Activity The story illustrates that water is a resource necessarily shared by all because it is critical to the very...

Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity Leader Resource 1, Meditation for Two Voices and Optional Drum Optional: A hand drum Preparation for Activity Read the meditation. Decide who the two readers will be. If you wish to add the drum, choose another volunteer....

Activity time: 5 minutes Materials for Activity Taking It Home handout Clear bowl to serve as a chalice A small, hardy plant (such as a spider plant or shamrock plant) Optional: Small table Optional: Newsprint, markers and tape Preparation for Activity Adapt Taking It Home for your group. Prepare...

Materials for Activity A DVD of the documentary film "Flow" and player/monitor Information about global water activism opportunities Preparation for Activity Obtain a copy of the DVD and preview it. Schedule a time to show the documentary. Publicize the event via the congregational newsletter,...

Activity time: 5 minutes Materials for Activity Clear bowl to serve as a chalice Cup of water A small, hardy plant (such as a spider plant or shamrock plant) Newsprint, markers and tape Optional: Gather the Spirit blog access instructions Optional: Music and music player Optional: Small table...

When you go camping, what do you miss most? Electricity? Or toilets? Only a hundred years or so ago, people didn't have either one. There were no microwave ovens or toasters. There were no light bulbs. You couldn't just flip a switch or push a button to make things happen. For thousands and...

Activity time: 20 minutes Materials for Activity Watercolor paper or another absorbent drawing/painting paper, such as construction paper Watercolor paints and paintbrushes Natural rain or a water sprinkler Appropriate outerwear for participants Optional: Music and music player Preparation for...

Activity time: 15 minutes Materials for Activity Graph paper, 100-square grids for each participant Waxed paper New (sterile) eyedroppers for all participants Bowls of water for each work area Clean cloth towels or paper towels Preparation for Activity Cover each grid completely with a sheet of...

Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity River Scene mural (Workshop 1, Activity 2) Drawing supplies such as oil pastels; color markers; paints, paintbrushes and cups of water (and newspapers or drop cloth) Plain drawing paper, scissors (including left-handed scissors) and glue sticks and...

Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity Leader Resource 1, Turdlywinks Game Board Plastic, colored disks for a traditional game of tiddlywinks Preparation for Activity Using Leader Resource 1, make enough game boards so everyone can play the game in a group of four or five. Obtain enough...

Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity A copy of the story "Why Toilets Are Important" Preparation for Activity Familiarize yourself with the story. Be ready for some giggles from participants, even adults....

Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity Handout 1, Water Drops Sheet Color pencils or markers Preparation for Activity Copy Handout 1 for all participants, plus an extra. Optional: If the group is large, plan to have participants work in small groups of four or five; make a copy of the...

Activity time: 10 minutes Preparation for Activity Read the two-part meditation and prepare to present it to the group. Arrange the meeting space so participants can sit comfortably, without touching others, during the meditation. Description of Activity Ask participants to find a comfortable...

Activity time: 5 minutes Materials for Activity Taking It Home handout Clear bowl to serve as a chalice A small, hardy plant (such as a spider plant or shamrock plant) Optional: Small table Optional: Newsprint, markers and tape Preparation for Activity Adapt the Taking It Home section....

Materials for Activity Leader Resource 2, World Toilet Day Poster board (enough to post signs outside each bathroom in the congregational building), color markers, scissors (including left-handed scissors), tape and glue sticks and masking tape Money collection jars and (optional) sticky labels a...

Activity time: 5 minutes Materials for Activity Clear bowl to serve as a chalice Cup of water A small, hardy plant (such as a spider plant or shamrock plant) Newsprint, markers and tape Optional: Gather the Spirit blog access instructions Optional: Music and music player Optional: Small table...

Adapted from "One Flower in a Field" by Joshua Searle-White, in Magic Wanda's Travel Emporium: Tales of Love, Hate and Things in Between (Boston: Skinner House, 2007). Once upon a time there was a field. It had dry grass, brambles and thistles, and high places and low places, and rocks scattered...

Activity time: 15 minutes Materials for Activity Magazines, with pictures, to cut up Poster board, paper-only scissors (including left-handed scissors), plain construction paper, color markers and glue sticks Preparation for Activity Gather magazines. Decide whether participants will work...

Activity time: 20 minutes Materials for Activity River Scene mural (Workshop 1, Activity 2) Drawing supplies such as oil pastels; color markers; paints, paintbrushes and cups of water (and newspapers or drop cloth) Plain drawing paper, (optional) construction paper in greens, browns and other...